1983 Small Island, Starting From a Large Farmer

Chapter 12 Negotiated (seeking investment for further reading)

 After arriving at the reception room.

 Chen Dongqing looked at Li Duoyu in front of him. Except for the afro cut off, in his eyes, he still had the same careless image.

His head was full of confusion and he couldn't understand why the usually stern Section Chief Zhang would actually praise Li Duoyu: "Duoyu, what did the leaders talk to you just now?"

“We didn’t talk much, just asked me some questions about island farming.”

 “You are not talking nonsense.”

 “Do I look like the kind of person who talks nonsense?”

Chen Dongqing looked at Li Duoyu doubtfully, feeling that he seemed to have changed, but he didn't know where.

 Forget it, just don’t cause any trouble.

However, even if he gets into trouble, for a well-established iron rice bowl like him, the most he can do is get scolded by the section chief, and he will be able to turn over quickly.

 After get off work, Chen Dongqing picked up the bags containing small seafood and left the institute.

But what puzzled him was that the doorman, who looked down on everyone, actually smiled and greeted them warmly after seeing Li Duoyu.

 What a hell.

This guy has been here for less than two hours, but he is already familiar with so many people.

Li Duoyu and Chen Dongqing walked for a while.

 We came to a nearby self-employed restaurant called Yuebin. Normally, in the early 1980s, there were very few self-employed restaurants, and most of them were state-owned.

Kelianjiang County is a bit special. In recent years, the "smuggling" activities in Shangfeng Town have directly boosted the local food and accommodation economy. Anyone who wants to go to Shangfeng Town will stop here.

The state-owned hotels could not accommodate so many people, and good policies were adopted at this time, so there was the first person to eat crabs. As a result, in less than two years, the county was full of restaurants and various hotels. .

 The street is very lively with people coming and going.

Chen Dongqing stood under the handwritten menu in the restaurant and hesitated for a long time before ordering to the boss:

 “A piece of steamed yellow croaker, fried pork belly, a piece of water spinach, and two bottles of Rongcheng beer.”

 After ordering, Chen Dongqing returned to his seat and asked Li Duoyu: "Do you have a place to stay tonight? Do you want me to make arrangements for you?"

 Chen Dongqing didn't want to say this.

Since he doesn’t have enough room for himself, he still lives in a dormitory arranged by his work unit until he got married. He, his wife and three children are crowded into a small house of more than 40 square meters.

There is no other way. As the only college student on the island, I have to live up to my dignity. Especially when receiving relatives, you can't be vague. Otherwise, when you return to the island to promote it, where will you put your face?

 In fact, many rural people working hard in the city in this era are most afraid of relatives from the village coming over.

 “No need to bother, I’ll stay at the hotel tonight.”

 Li Duoyu replied.

 After hearing this, Chen Dongqing breathed a sigh of relief:

“Since you have a place to live, I won’t force you.”

 Li Duoyu, who has been born in two generations, is very bright and has already known the basic situation of his brother-in-law's family.

Being bright and beautiful in front of others, you know your warmth and coldness behind others.

　　Although my brother-in-law’s salary was good at this time, he didn’t have much money in his pocket because he started from scratch and the wedding would cost a lot of money.

He probably has to be careful when ordering these dishes. If his wife finds out when he goes back, he might be nagged for a long time.

As for my uncle's economic situation, it was almost until the 1990s when the breeding industry developed. If I remember correctly, he was later transferred to the province and became a big official.

 Later, after his mother Chen Huiying left, the two families lost contact, and over time, there was no contact between them.

 When two people are eating and drinking.

Li Duoyu finally got to the point: "I want to ask you something, at what stage have you researched the summer kelp seedlings in your institute?"

This question startled Chen Dongqing: "Duoyu, who did you hear that we are studying summer kelp seedlings?" Li Duoyu was stunned for a moment and spoke too quickly, saying some things that should not be said. After saying it, I had no choice but to say carelessly:

“I was in the reception room just now, listening to what the leaders said.”

"I almost scared you to death. Only the people in our office know about this matter. Although it will be made public sooner or later, it is still confidential. You must not talk about it everywhere."

 “Don’t worry, I’m very strict with my mouth.”

Li Duoyu chuckled: "By the way, how about these summer seedlings? I have stopped selling them recently and plan to start breeding them on Dandan Island."

Chen Dongqing looked at Li Duoyu in front of him in confusion. He didn't know why. When he saw him this time, he felt very awkward. He always felt that something was wrong.

He didn't even think about it, and he didn't even want to sell goods. Originally, he wanted to tell him that the superiors had sent a special team down to deal with smuggling on the high seas and asked him to restrain himself. Okay, there's no need to talk about it now.

 Chen Dongqing drank a glass of beer:

"If you don't steal the goods, what else can you do? Xiaoying is still pregnant, so you can't rely on her to support you."

Li Duoyu took two bites of the extremely fragrant pork belly. Pork is much more expensive than seafood in coastal areas. The market price of this kind of pork belly is more than one yuan per kilogram, which can be exchanged for several kilograms of large yellow croaker.

After eating a few mouthfuls of meat, he took the beer bottle and started drinking:

“I came to the county to find you, just to find a way out. I just opened the skylight and said, next, I plan to engage in kelp farming. I hope the research institute can provide me with some kelp seedlings and convenience.”

 “You want to engage in kelp farming?” Chen Dongqing was shocked.

"Um."

“Well, we are all one family. I won’t lie to you. Our kelp farming technology is not very mature now, and the risks of kelp farming are still quite high.”

Li Duoyu looked at Chen Dongqing in front of him: "Why, you have been studying for so many years and you can't even handle kelp farming?"

Hearing these words, Chen Dongqing suddenly raised his head and said angrily:

“You think farming is that simple? Kelp is suitable for growing in the north, but there will be many problems in the south, and these problems all need to be summarized.”

His recent research has not encountered bottlenecks, but he has encountered difficulties in other places.

Since two years ago, after the batch of kelp promoted on Dandan Island was raised by a few farmers, no one near the coast is willing to raise it anymore.

In addition, in the past two years, smuggling of goods has become common, and most farmers have also gone to smuggling goods. After many of them make money, they are no longer willing to do such hard and tiring work.

 The promotion progress is very slow.

Since he is from Dandan Island, the director gave him an order a few months ago, asking him to find a few farmers to complete the kelp farming project no matter what.

If the person talking to him about this matter was an outsider today, Chen Dongqing would like to let the other person take care of him more and only talk about the good things.

 But Li Duoyu is different. He is from his own family. If the breeding fails and he loses a lot of money, the relationship between the two families may become very tense.

Li Duoyu saw Chen Dongqing's bitter face and knew that he was starting to be indecisive again. He directly picked up the beer bottle and finished it in one breath:

“I’m willing to take the risk to cultivate kelp, but you don’t have the guts to let me raise it, you’re so cowardly.”

Seeing Li Duoyu swearing, Chen Dongqing felt that the familiar **** was back again, so he drank up the bottle of beer on the table and cursed back on the spot:

“I am your uncle, and I am worried about you. If it were someone else, I would care whether you live or die.”

 “If you don’t accept it, come and pour it on me.”

 “Boss, give me ten more bottles of beer.”

 Half an hour later, the two of them were drinking and their faces were red. Chen Dongqing also took off his pretense of being a top student, rolled up his sleeves, and started smoking:

“There are so many fish, do you really dare to take the risk to raise kelp?”

Li Duoyu, who was also blushing, said seriously: "Isn't this nonsense? I'm not a three-year-old child. It's our turn to do something that is risk-free and can make a lot of money."

“Okay, come find me at work tomorrow and I will take you to the breeding base.”

Looking for investment, looking for further reading, looking at the curtain...

 (End of this chapter)